There has been a lot of love on these boards for both schools, but particularly for Wooster. @EconPop posted a moving tribute to Wooster (even though it ended up being his DS’s second choice) a while ago:
My son applied to a lot of colleges. In the beginning, the College of Wooster was a complete unknown. We had never heard of it before.
Early in the process, we discovered Wooster and it quickly became one of our target schools. Not “target” in the CC sense that son fit their stats perfectly and the school should admit him. But “target” in the sense that it became a school that moved high on our “want to attend” list. It seemed like a very special place.
He wrote some essays for the application and scholarships, we applied, and we waited. Throughout the decision process, there were highs and lows. Some schools we loved rarely communicated with us. Some we didn’t love so much communicated a lot but it was either too generic or simply off target. And a small number that we loved were great with pertinent communication.
Wooster was one of the brightest stars in this regard – I’d say it was definitely the brightest star. A few others were great also, but Wooster’s effort was sp…
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